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Alaska Flight 1282 Captain Sues Boeing for $10 Million, Alleging Scapegoating

The suit follows an NTSB finding that missing bolts tied to Boeing’s parts‑removal process failures caused the door‑plug separation.

Burbank, CA - October 07: The Burbank FAA Air Traffic Control Tower is staffed Tuesday with flight operations returning to normal as an Alaska Airlines plane taxis to the arrival gate at Hollywood Burbank Airport Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025. Air traffic controllers were scheduled to return to work and full staffing of the control tower at Hollywood Burbank Airport today after travelers encountered delays Monday amid a staffing shortage linked to the ongoing federal government shutdown. Flight operations returned to normal Tuesday. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
File - A door plug area of an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max 9 aircraft awaiting inspection is pictured with paneling removed at the airline's facilities at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport on Jan. 10, 2024, in SeaTac, Wash. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson, File)
FILE - The door plug from the Alaska Airlines Flight 1282's Boeing 737-9 MAX airplane is shown at the National Transportation Safety Board laboratory, in Washington, July 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)
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Overview

  • Captain Brandon Fisher filed the complaint on December 30 in Multnomah County Circuit Court, naming Boeing and Spirit AeroSystems as defendants.
  • The filing alleges Boeing sought to shift blame onto the flight crew, citing a company court response claiming its products were improperly maintained or misused by others.
  • The NTSB’s final report concluded four securing bolts were missing before delivery and attributed the probable cause to Boeing’s inadequate training, guidance and oversight of parts removal, with FAA oversight gaps contributing.
  • Fisher’s complaint says the FBI informed him he may have been a victim of criminally negligent conduct and references an ongoing Department of Justice investigation.
  • The suit details physical and emotional harm and notes Fisher has been named in two passenger cases; Boeing declined comment and Spirit referred inquiries to Boeing.